June arrives this week. For many years now, June has been designated as "Perennial Garden Month" by the Perennial Plant Association. The reasoning for this designation is described this way by the ...

Fall perennials can be just as colorful and pretty as those in summer gardens—it just takes a little planning. Although these ...

Dear Master Gardener: I am looking through plant catalogs and trying to design a perennial garden. What are some tips for designing one and what color combinations look best? Answer: You are wise to ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Gardener Kathleen Wiese will share her success in perennial gardening during the Bismarck-Mandan Garden Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Conference Room A of the Bismarck Public Library. Wiese’s ...

The past 10 years I have had my suburban lot vegetable garden: six 10-sq.-ft raised beds in my backyard: small scale gardening. After moving to our acreage in rural British Columbia, Canada, I now ...

Q: What are your suggestions for useful perennials in our hardiness zone (5)? A: There is an overwhelming amount of plant material to choose from with more being introduced every year. For New England ...

When it comes to perennials, the old Rule of Green Thumb is that “If it blooms in the spring, you transplant it in the fall, and if it blooms in the fall, you transplant it in the spring.” Most of our ...

Every year, the Perennial Plant Association selects a Perennial Plant of the Year. For 2021, the Perennial Plant of the Year is lesser calamint (Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta), also called ...

A flaming orange coneflower, a non-invasive miscanthus grass, and some of the longest-bloomers yet are among the interesting new perennial flowers ready to hit the market in 2018. Growers, local ...